I usually avoid leaving home between 8,20 and nine o’clock, because the Mummy Run is in full swing, with cars nose to tail for miles rather than hundreds of yards. There is no shadow of doubt the current system is a total waste of time for the parents, the other drivers who wish to use… Continue reading 23.04.08, Cure The Mummy Run.
Is Deceit Universal?
Until the 60s most people were naive enough to trust all but those with an inherent reputation for deceit, such as men selling things off the back of a lorry. We didn’t bother locking the front door, a lot of houses had the key on a string so the kids could let themselves in if… Continue reading Is Deceit Universal?
19.04.08, The march of sex over 100 years.
This is one of those subjects where even the title could be misconstrued, and the blog stats go up disproportionately. The reporting of the Shannon kidnapping, and reference to her mother, who is alleged to have a string of children, five of whom also allegedly have five different fathers, prompted me to go back into… Continue reading 19.04.08, The march of sex over 100 years.
18.04.08, Are Those in Britain Sitting on a Time Bomb
What I wrote yesterday opened other avenues of thought. Aggression achieves nothing, and religion is often an excuse for aggression. I only have to mention the Crusades, the Conquistadors, Bonnie Prince Charlie in the wars of accession to make the point. The incredible massacres of WW1 and WW2 achieved nothing. The uprising resulting from the… Continue reading 18.04.08, Are Those in Britain Sitting on a Time Bomb
17.04.08, An open letter to MPs and MLAs
Immigration, The Inconvenient Truth, was a programme produced by Channel 5 and presented by Rageh Omaar, an immigrant Somali. This is a plea to the MPs and MLAs not to consider the immediate concern, but to look at the long-term effects of what they will leave to those coming after us, causing them to complain… Continue reading 17.04.08, An open letter to MPs and MLAs
16.04.08, Are We Getting Value For Money, Part 5
If it wasn’t so criminally wasteful of taxation, it would be laughable. The government is proposing in conjunction with the bed manufacturers Dream, to inaugurate at the new Buckinghamshire University, a two year course on selling beds. Just imagine, one hilarious moment in the practicals, with all climbing on and off beds. Where have these… Continue reading 16.04.08, Are We Getting Value For Money, Part 5
15.04.08, Manipulation Generally, also in Politics
The incredible circus, which built up around what I believe to be an unnecessary inquest on Princess Diana was nothing short of abominable. It must have been hell for the Princes and her close friends. It would certainly not have been at the request of the Queen, and so one assumes that the press, with… Continue reading 15.04.08, Manipulation Generally, also in Politics
13.04.08, Political Correctness.
Political correctness is currently represented as almost an act of Parliament, when in actual fact, I understand, it has no legality whatsoever. Its roots are in communism, and it is a tool for the minority to beat the majority with. From what I read and hear, I believe that it is increasing with every year,… Continue reading 13.04.08, Political Correctness.
11.04.08, More Politics.
Political Ironies and political apathy. Politicians in Northern Ireland,England, Eire and America are celebrating the first 10 years of the Good Friday Agreement. It is ironic because it was the Westminster politicians who foolishly sent in the Paras on Bloody Sunday. The whys and wherefores of that day have been rumbling on for 39 years,… Continue reading 11.04.08, More Politics.
10.04.08, The Outcome.
To some actions they are reactions, and to every reaction there is an outcome. Two things have happened recently, a woman saw a man waving her down, whose car appeared to have broken down. She stopped, went over to help, another man appeared and held and stabbed her and the two men ransacked her car.… Continue reading 10.04.08, The Outcome.